Norwich man facing fresh drug charges

NORWICH – A 30-year-old Norwich man has been arrested for the third time in five months on drug-related charges, police say.

Norwich police, assisted by the state police Statewide Narcotics Task Force, East Office, raided the home of Eric Ortiz, of 112 Chestnut St., Apt. 2, shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday.

Police said they seized more than 24 grams of crack cocaine, 80 bags of heroin, more than 50 grams of marijuana, and more than $2,200 in cash.

Ortiz faces charges of possession of crack cocaine, possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell within 1,500 feet of a school, possession of heroin, possession of heroin with intent to sell within 1,500 feet of a school, possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to sell within 1,500 feet of a school and operating a drug factory.